ENO opens Manchester career
English National Opera has begun its Manchester residency with a visceral new opera that deals with spiritual and sexual slavery.
National goes nationwide
The National Theatre has launched a new network of a dozen regional theatres in nine regions to give non-metropolitan audiences opportunities to see its productions.
Ditchling Museum makes staff redundant
Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft in Sussex, closed since February, has made its staff of nine redundant, along with 20 volunteers, as it struggles with a funding crisis.
Starmer tells ACE to act against anti-semitism
Arts Council England have been told by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to claw back funding from organisations found to have been giving platforms to anti-semitism.
Dilemma for judges of 2026 £120k museum prize
The Box in Plymouth, Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum, the National Gallery, Norwich Castle and the V&A East Storehouse are the five shortlisted museums and galleries for this year’s Art Fund Museum of the Year Award.
Shute to lead ENO to Manchester
Helen Shute, the CEO of Rambert, is to be the next chief executive of English National Opera. She will take charge of the development of ENO’s dual presence in London and Manchester.
£130m going for Arts Everywhere
DCMS has announced 130 cultural venues, museums and libraries that will share almost £130m to upgrade their buildings.
Fraser Anderson to lead Glasshouse
Fraser Anderson is the new chief executive of The Glasshouse, formerly Sage Gateshead, succeeding Abigail Pogson, the Barbican’s new CEO.
Spotify links with Reading Agency for World Book Night
Spotify, the online music service, has joined forces with the Reading Agency to make six free-to-stream Quick Reads available for World Book Night on April 23.
BBC DG to chair Creative Industries Council
Tim Davie, the outgoing director-general of the BBC, is to be the next chair of the Creative Industries Council (CIC).
